1. Coherence and Rydberg Blockade of Atomic Ensemble Qubits.
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Ebert, M., Kwon, M., Walker, T. G., and Saffman, M.
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COHERENCE (Nuclear physics) , *QUBITS , *ATOM trapping , *QUANTUM entanglement , *RYDBERG states - Abstract
We demonstrate |W〉 state encoding of multiatom ensemble qubits. Using optically trapped Rb atoms, the T2 coherence time is 2.6(3) ms for N=7.6 atoms and scales approximately inversely with the number of atoms. Strong Rydberg blockade between two ensemble qubits is demonstrated with a fidelity of 0.89(1), and with a fidelity of ~1.0 when postselected on a control ensemble excitation. These results are a significant step towards deterministic entanglement of atomic ensembles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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